Igniter.



No. 793,446. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

- J. KELLBRMANN'.

IGNITER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.22, 1905.

new fizwnior Patented June 27, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JACQUES KELLERMANN, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

IGNITER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,446, dated June 2'7, 1905.

Application filed March 22, 1905. Serial No. 251,465.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACQUES KELLERMANN, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, at present residing at 13 Neue-Jacobstrasse, in the city of Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, have invented a new and Improved Igniter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The ignition by means of ignitingbodiessmall globules, pills, or the like-heretofore necessitated the use of gases flowing upon the said igniters under pressure, and upon this action are based the universally-employed gasigniters. I have found that the same effect may be produced when vapors without any particularly great pressure are generated from liquids and the vessel or receptacle containing the liquid is opened, the vapors thus gen.

erated without excessive pressure being either mixed with the air outside of the vessel and being directed upon an igniter or by admitting air into the vessel, where the air is mixed with the vapors contained therein, the mixture of vapors and air then flowing around'the igniter therein contained or introduced. Thus three means of operation are possible, which are all based upon the same factthat is to say, that vapors which are generated from a liquid without pressure produce an ignition when mixed with air and upon being allowed to flow around the igniting-pill when thus admixed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of an article of manufacture constructed in accordance with the principle of my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modification, showing the parts in position for operation. Fig. 3 is a similar view of another modification with parts closed, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 3.

In all the figures a wick a is placed in a receptacle 6, containing an easily-vaporizable liquid that can readily be ignited when mixed with air, such as methyl alcohol or methylated spirit. The wick is placed in the bottom of x e receptacle, so as to absorb the liquid and receptacle.

leave it in such a condition that it Will readily vaporize under ordinary temperatures. An igniting body or pill 0 of any suitable construction provided with igniting wires, films, or filaments 0 is placed in such a position that the vapors upon issuing from the receptacle will pass around the igniting-body uniformly upon all sides. The receptacle is closed by means of a cover (Z, as shown in Fig. 1, d, as shown in Fig. 3, or d, as shown in Fig. 2.

The operation of the device is very simple. As soon as the cover is opened air flows into the receptacle, a mixture of the combustible vapors and air is formed, and after a very short time a flame issues from the top of the receptacle. This flame may be used for igniting purposes, as may be readily understood. As soon as the cover is again placed on the receptacle and air excluded the ignition process is interrupted and the flame is extinguished, so that the igniting body or pill is not worn to any great extent, and a long duration of life for the same is insured.

This general description applies to all of the forms shown, and especially to Fig. 1. In this figure a support 0 is provided for the igniting-body, and it is held within the receptacle near the top thereof, and preferably at its center.

In the form shown in Fig. 2 an igniting de vice f, having a handle 7, is provided, the igniting-bodies 0 and a being placed within the device f in a form similar to that shown in Fig. 1. It is preferable, however, that a skeleton frame or wire f be provided for supporting the igniting-body. The device f is preferably flared at the bottom, as shown at f so that the vapors from the wick will be drawn upwardly through it, and, if desired, it may be supplied with a ring f acting as a guide to hold it in the center of the After the receptacle is opened in this case the igniting device is placed therein, and the procedure mentioned above takes place. In order to close the receptacle, the igniting device must be removed.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, the cover (Z' is provided with a tube d, which has a skeleton frame or wire d for supporting the igniting-body. At the lower portion of this tube an opening /t is provided from the interior of the receptacle, and this is normally closed by a plate or valve 76, having a perforation is, through which air can enter the tube when the plate is pushed in against the action of a spring m. A second spring Z is provided for keeping the plate against the bottom of the cover, so as to securely close the opening it. It is obvious that the casing may be of any suitable size and shape. It may be in the form of a box, or flattened, for example. The vaporizing liquidas, for example, methyl al'coholmay be contained in a mass of asbestos fibers or asbestos wool, impregnated with the liquid and placed upon the bottom of the receptacle or box. The term wick, which I have employed, is intended to include these devices.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An igniting device comprising a receptacle, a vaporizable liquid therein, removable means for closing the receptacle to exclude air, and an ignitingrbody.

2. An igniting device comprising a receptacle for receiving a vaporizable liquid, means for closing the receptacle to exclude air, and an igniting-body; said body being located in the path by which vapor from the liquid will issue from the receptacle when the latter is opened.

3. An igniting device comprising a receptacle for receiving a vaporizable liquid, means for closing the receptacle to exclude air, and an igniting-body; said body comprising a pill and a series of filaments.

I. An igniting device comprising a receptacle, a wick with the receptacle saturated in a vaporizable liquid at atmospheric pressure, and an igniting-body located in the path of the vapors from said liquid.

5. An igniting device comprising a receptacle, a wick in the receptacle saturated with methyl alcohol, and an igniting-body located inthe path of the vapors from said methyl alcohol.

6. An igniting device comprising an igniting-body, a liquid the vapor of which is capable of heating the igniting-body to incandescence in the presence of air, and means for retaining the liquid near said body.

7. An igniting device comprising an igniting-body, aliquid the vapor of which is capable of heating the ignitingbody to incandescence inthe presence of air, means for retaining the liquid near said body out of contact with air, and means for admitting air to the presence of the vapor of the liquid.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. JACQUES KELLERMANN.

Witnesses:

ALBERT E. FAY, EVERARD BoLToN MARSHALL. 

